Sports

By Aimee Lewis, CNN Coco Gauff broke down in tears after her straight sets defeat in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday, while fellow American Jessica Pegula progressed to the quarterfinals. The 18-year-old Gauff lost 7-5 6-3 to Latvian Jelena Ostapenko on Margaret Court Arena and could not hide her disappointment when

By Jacob Lev, CNN The Women’s National Basketball Players Association said it will investigate basketball player Dearica Hamby’s claims that the Las Vegas Aces discriminated against her for getting pregnant. The Aces on Saturday traded Hamby to the Los Angeles Sparks. “Being traded is a part of the business. Being lied to, bullied, manipulated, and

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe was involved in a fiery courtside exchange with Memphis Grizzlies players Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks during the Grizzlies’ 122-121 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Sharpe, who was seated courtside, had been exchanging words with Brooks throughout the first half and

By Ben Church, CNN Andy Murray’s fairytale run at the Australian Open came to an end on Saturday after he was beaten by Roberto Bautista Agut. The three-time grand slam winner has thrilled crowds in Melbourne this year by rolling back the years to win two marathon matches but Bautista Agut proved a step too

By Alasdair Howorth, CNN Novak Djokovic beat Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets — 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 6-4 — to move in the last 16 of the Australian Open, despite a labored performance from the world No. 5 who was visibly struggling to move at points during the match. Djokovic, who is arguably the favorite to

By Al Goodman, Alex Hardie and Jorge Engels, CNN Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves, under investigation on a sexual assault charge, was remanded to jail on Friday by a Spanish judge, the Catalonia Higher Court of Justice press office said in a statement. “Investigating magistrate number 15 of Barcelona has received today, as a detainee,

By Aimee Lewis, CNN One of the show’s stars, Nick Kyrgios, may not have watched it yet, while former world No. 1 Andy Murray says he has no interest in watching it. But Netflix’s new fly-on-the-wall documentary ‘Break Point’ has nevertheless made plenty of headlines since it was released this month. The documentary, which focuses

By Swati Gupta, Tara Subramaniam, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN Several leading Indian wrestlers are demanding an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against the president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), amid a days-long protest in New Delhi. The wrestlers are also calling for the president’s dismissal and the dissolution of the

By George Ramsay, CNN Lawyers for eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt say more than $12.8 million is missing from his account with a Jamaican investment firm now under police and government investigation. Jamaican law enforcement received complaints about alleged fraud at wealth management firm Stocks & Securities Ltd (SSL) on January 11, affecting accounts

By George Ramsay, CNN It was 4:05 a.m. in Melbourne when Andy Murray drilled a backhand winner past Thanasi Kokkinakis, finally ending a marathon contest which had started five hours and 45 minutes earlier. Murray, a three-time grand slam champion and former world No. 1, had come from two sets down to beat Kokkinakis at

By Ben Church, CNN Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo put on a show as they came head to head in Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-4 win over a Riyadh All-Star XI on Thursday. The exhibition match was played in Saudi Arabia’s capital and saw the two superstars renew their storied rivalry for possibly the last time. Despite

By Coy Wire and Tina Burnside, CNN More than two weeks after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game, a representative for Hamilin says the defensive player has a long road ahead of him. Hamlin’s longtime friend and business partner Jordon Rooney said to CNN: “Despite being out of the

By Ben Morse, CNN Andy Murray was left fuming after he was denied a chance to go to the toilet in the middle of his five-set marathon against Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open. The former world No. 1 had battled back from a two-set deficit against Kokkinakis to leave a deciding fifth set between